Louis Couperin: Prelude in c minor – Interpretation and Performance. @johnmoraitis

Uploaded June 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:54 Performance (video)
2:17 Reasons for choosing this prelude
2:41 The two sources for Louis Couperin's music
3:34 Three modern editions
5:24 A salient discrepancy between the editions
10:12 Method and purpose of the presentation
11:19 Lines 1-3
13:59 Lines 2-4
15:21 Lines 3-5
16:12 Concluding remarks
17:05 Performance (audio with score)
18:27 Patreon information

Louis Couperin: Prelude in c minor.
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Harpsichord by Martine Argellies (Montpellier, 2012), after Dulcken.
Temperament: Rameau. A=415 Hz

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